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Paul Quinn, a student intern writing from Oxford for the Clarion Ledger, has the story. A refrigeration company sales representative accused of pocketing funds for equipment at a beef processing plant has been found guilty of charges related to the failed business. A jury in Oxford this afternoon convicted James Draper of Mount Juliet, Tenn., … Continue reading “Jury finds Draper guilty of charges in beef plant case”
According to today’s Daily Journal, only closing arguments remain before the jury begins deliberation in the trial of James Draper. Testimony in the federal fraud and money laundering trial of James Draper ended Tuesday after the defendant said he knew nothing of plant owner Richard Hall’s intentions to defraud the state of Mississippi. Draper’s charges … Continue reading “Latest bull on the beef plant”
The Sun Herald picked up this AP story on the Beef Plant saga: A judge has denied Mississippi Beef Plant defendant James Draper’s request to dismiss part of his two-count indictment. Draper is set to go on trial Monday in federal court in Oxford. He had asked the court to dismiss accusations he transported stolen … Continue reading “Beef Plant Defendant Draper's Trial Set for Monday”
My thanks to Nowdy for sharing some of her beef pictorial collection with me. The Beef Plant appears to have morphed into a case of life imitating art imitating life etc etc etc. as Sean Carothers has taken exception to the recent rule 17 subpoena issued his construction company by Team Moultrie and has moved to quash: … Continue reading “Ex Parte Lawyers Gone Wild! North Mississippi Beef Plant Style Woot Woot Mooooooooo….”
To catch our Beef Plants readers up we start with this AP story that ran in the Sun Herald. A businessman facing charges in a beef plant debacle that cost Mississippi taxpayers millions of dollars wants to block the testimony of a witness who admitted paying kickbacks in the case. Robert Moultrie, chairman and chief … Continue reading “The Beef Plant Case Mooves Forward. New Filings From Team Moultrie.”
Our Georgia based readers that have been asking can find it here. Also we welcome the many Mississippi based readers interested in this case sent here by our friend Alan Lange at Yallpolitics. Our Georgia based readers have favored this thread for the beef discussion. sop
Thanks to Mr Concerned for the link. The story contains quotes from Moultrie lawyer and law blogger Tom Freeland aka NMC. As a construction CPA the rumored exodus of human capital from The Facility Group is what interests me most. Here is the report by Jon Gillooly: Federal prosecutors have issued a new 16-count federal … Continue reading “The Marietta Daily Journal Sinks Their Teeth into the Beef Plant Scandal”
Jimmy Gates at the Clarion Ledger has the story: For the second time, the federal trial for a Tennessee refrigeration company sales representative charged with pocketing funds designated for equipment at the failed Mississippi Beef Processors plant in Oakland has been delayed. The trial of James Draper of Mount Juliet, Tenn., had been scheduled for … Continue reading “Beef Plant Trial of James Drapier Delayed So the Case is Well Done”
I understand the Community Bank subpoena request we discussed here was granted. Now its up to the bank to rustle those documents up. sop
Belle alerted me that lawyers for This Facility Group filed a motion Tuesday seeking a subpoena of Community Bank’s records on their business dealings in connection with the failed beef plant. The filing strikes me as routine but the part I found interesting is that despite a loan guarantee by the Mississippi Development Authority, Community Bank experienced some … Continue reading “Here is Something for Our Beef Plant Readers to Chew On”